Combined davenport and bed



Al5ril 14) 1931- w. WESTPHAI.

COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED F'led May 10, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet william Zl/es Inhal INVENTOR.

prii 14, 1931.

W. WESTPHAL. 1,800,579

COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED Filed May l0, 1927 4 sheetsheet 2 INVENTOR BY I V TTGRNEY April 4, 1931. w. WESTPHAL COMBINED DAVENPORT AN) BED Filed May lO, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 A l Gm han? 1N VEA/TOR.

wllam Ufesiphal B Y M (TA-:w AA TTORNEY APll 14, 1f931- w. WESTPHAL COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED Filed May l0 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. U/Z Zflafm Westphal By Patented Apr. 14, 1931 WILLIAM: WESTPHAIJ, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA coMBiiinn nevnivr'nm Ann Ban Application filed May 10,

rllhis invention relates to combined daveiiports and beds and more particularly to that type known as daveiiport beds having a small over-all length.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a davenport of short length constructed and arranged when opened to make a double b'ed having what is commonly kiieWi'i as astandard size, to-witz a length of sii: feet four inches and a Width of four feet four inches.

ii object is to provide a davenport bed which vvlien folded will provide a davenport seat having a lov'v or standard height of from eighteeninches to twenty-four inches and when unfolded will provide a bed surface having a standard height of approit` mately tiventythree to twenty-five inches.

An object is to provide a davenpor't bed in which the back will be securely held in closed position so that the back will not spring forwardly when the davenport isV in'oved to closed position.

Another Objectis to provide novel nieaiis forhingiiig the seat to thebase structure.

'Another object is to provide a novel construction forseour'ing the davenpoit arms to the frame. Y

A further object is to provide a davenport bed ivith a steel `frame having standard coil springs secured thereto'. y

Features ofjinvenftion reside in the parts and combinations of parts more partcula-ry hereinafter set forth. f

Otherfobjects, advantages and features of invention inay appear from the accompanying' drawings, the subj/oined detailed descriptioii and the appended claims..

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention in a form I at present deem preferable.- l

Figure l is a Vfront'elevation of a davenpoit bed embodying my invention, the saine being shown folded as a daveiiport.

Fig. 2 isV an end View of the'device as shown in Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 3 is an end vievv of the device with the sa section shown inpartiaily Openedp'o- Seite.

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enlarged scale taken oi'i liiie ma, l. Dotted lines indicate the opened position ofthe seat member.

Fig. 5 is a fiagniental vertical section of one aiii'i and spring supporting ineinbei taken on line m5, Fig. ll.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the bed spring end extension iiienibers, and quilt retaining` members.

Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical section of C my invention showing the davenport bed partially opened to bed formingrpesition.

Fig. 8 is a. fragmentary vertical section on enlarged scale taken on a plane indicated by line m8, Fig. ll illustrating the pivotal connection means of the davenport back to the frame.

9 is a fragmentary plaii vieiv on an enlarged scale of one end of one of the bed springs.

iFig. l0 is a fragmentary crossl sectional view of the rear portion of the davenport frame on an enlarged scale, `showing back and rear bed spring section in full lines in the act of being unfolded and showing said 70 rear bed spring section in dotted lines unfolded into bed forming position. The member for closing the space betiveeii the rear edge of the bed and the rear ivall of the .davenport frame being shoivn in full lines in normal closed position and in dotted lines Viii bed forming position.

Fig. ll is a side elevation of my invention slioiviiig the parts unfolded into bed forniing position.

Fig. l2 is a fragmentary front elevation of one end of the front bed section with the bed end extension iiiei'nber iii extended position.

Fig. 18 is a vertical sectional view taken on line m13, F ig. 9 sho-Wing the spring end ertension member in extended position and showing the mattress in dotted lines on the bed spring with the mattress extension member extended and supported by said spring extension inember. The quilt retaining member being iii unfolded position.

Fig. 14 is a plan vievv of my invention unfolded into' bed forming position' with the mattress iii place and having a portion thereof broken away to disclose thevspring f construction'.

Fig. is a-view analogous to FigiV but showing the end extension member oi the bed spring' retracted fandshowing a tragmental section 'of the angle steel spring frame and the coil spring supgortingY` wires. Fig.- 1.6Yis afragmenta'ryperspective View of one of the davenportarms and bed spring Vframes to which saidarm is connected.VV The n upholsterin'g material-that usually"v covers construction.

sa'idzrarm is removed Y' In generaly invention includes amain davenport frame 1, a pivotally mounted rejversible 'or interchangeable seat member2 I :and a pivotally mounted reversible or inter-Vy changeable back member 3. v

The davenportV frame 1 v'soif relatively r,short length and isfformed with a rectangular boX-shapedbase e mountedvon'iegs 5 and Y' la' .fboxeshaped rear v membefr'l Ggupstanding V,from the Yrearoxsaid base. h A n The back member'f vv"comprises1ay backV iframe 7 ofan'gle iron, an upholstered back f fr S'mounted on the front otsaid iframe and a standard' bedspring. 9 mounted on the rear of` said ,fram'e, (see 17), .trunnions 10 are` respectively mounted in plates'll secured tothe fend members of the back frame v`7 j nearthelowersides oi'lsaidfraine, and which l .y trunnions rest andturnin thel'owelends of Y Vertical "slots12 formed in the uppery edge' 'f Vvofvertical channelirons13 that are secured f rto the inside yoii the endmeinbers respectively Vof the davenport base Ll, wherebyf the back Y v member 3' Y im'onnted in vsaid base-to'swing into upright v"position lto formjthe back of `,the dav'enport,

'is Y detachablyf and fpiifotally or downwardlyinto horizontal positiony tol tively of the bed springj, at .a 'slight u'pward;` inclination, said 'members beingV ofl substantially the same width as the bedV spring'and resting within the Arim 19 of ,then

- bedsp'ringvl Each extension frame is made 15in three sections, namely a U-shaped Vsection k""andYA two tubularisections 21 in whichthe Lendarms'iof the Uishaped sectiontelescopes Y thesectionsr 21j beingwsecuredfat 18A to* the.

bachi-rame?. "Wires122 extend across theV Y ends respectively!jofifthe bedspring"9A and xareifcoiled their-,ends around the side to show the interior members ofthe rim 19'of theb'edSPring .at 23 and 24. U- or V-shaped wire hooks 25 are coiled at their ends at 26 around the intermediate connecting members 27 of the Ushaped sections 2O of the extension frames 17, so'that the hook points 28 of said hooks 'will engage therwires 22 and'limit the outward extension movement of 1thesect'ions 20.

The ends 28 of thehooks are bent slightly upward so vthat suchende will pass over land"engage the rim 19 fof the :bed VSpring when theliook points engage the wires 22 (see Figs.`-9 and thus el'ectually holding and,bracinglthesextension frames in extended position. The' hooks 25 are positioned .to slide between thecoil springs Vof thev bed spring when Vthe frame 1 71Ls entendedorretracted; v U-shapedwire Yend members 30 are coiled near theirrends at V31'V around theinf Vtermediate members 27 of the sections' A20 oi' rthe extension frames 17, so that `saidiniemtended, the-ends of the fmembers 3() being bent and extendedl g at y 32.v forz engaging vthe side arms of .the sections20 to. llimit the upright positionof said vmembers as shown` in Fig; 6,V the member 30 -formingahead Vpiece or foot Ypiece for the lbed and a convenient Aframes y*when vretracted for folding theV back s .membenfas' shown 'ini dotted lines in Fig; VQ9, kor swunguprightwhen*said frames arefexmeans, enabling the covers of the Ybed to be v 'tueked in "at the'QendsLpsflothe lower land rear sidev ofthe back frame'? are 4connected :one endof tliespringsf333-gthe other end of'whichlsprings areconnected to brackets 34 respectivelyYsecured tothe inside' of the end members of the davenportlbase'r 4, said springs serymgto assist 'in .moving thefback frame into Vclosed;position andtoease the Y* swinging Vlmov'ement `of "the back member 3 andzseat member 2, and'V prevent-the Asame `from dropping .into bed forming position. Onthe rear end ofthe` bedjspring- 9 is 'provided faA hook 35l for enga-ging the `lower-.end of an upholstered'or Lpaddedclosing mem# ber 36 that is hinged ett-37 to thez-rear wall yof tho rear memberf of the#(laifenport Vframe,

so that whenfthe backjmember swung down-*tof bed storming'V position; Isaid closing `Vmenibe 2 will be swung .np into'horiz'onta'l `position bysa'id hook V35A and-heldin such position topclose 'the space between the rear edgefofjthejbed and the Yrearjmemberj 6 of the dayenport, as shown in*dottedilines in F 1g. 10.'.V Said closingm'emberi36fnormally occupying a pendantposition, but when the Vback member starts Y'to swing tothe unii'olded positiom the hook V35 mounted on m the rear lower ,por`tion. back member engages be hind the lower end of "said closingmember'iand as .l the back ,is "unfoldedg li'fts- 'said closing'.V member 36 toth e.4 extended position'indicated in dotted lines inlFigqllO,

n wherein tfvorms Ya br-igilg'ef:betweenl the "back the back member 3 and maintain` the bed spring 9 in horizontal position to form the` bed surface when the parts are moved to bed forming position. i

The seat Vmember 2 comprises a rectangular angle iron frame 40, arms 41 mounted on the ends of said frame, double bed spring 42 mounted in said frame, and an upholstered seat portion 43 on which removable seat cushions 43 are received. The frame 40 is hinged at its forward side tothe front member of the base 4 by means of hinges 44. Said hinges are of special construction and arrangement each including a relatively long leaf 45 and a relatively lshort leaf 46. The leaf 45 is secured to the outside of the front member 47 of the davenport base 4 by screws 48 and to the outside of an angle iron 49 `by rivets 50, which angle iron 49 is secured by screws 51 to the upper edge of said front member 47, while the leaf 46 is secured to the inside of the front member of the angle iron seat vframe 4() by means of rivets 52, so that when the seat member`2 is folded into seat-- ing position, the seat frame 40 willrest below the pivot of the hinge within the angle iron 49 with the seat spring member 53 of the spring 42 and the seat port-ion 43 positioned at the normal low seat elevation of a davenport, (see Fie. 4), and so that when the seat member is unfolded to make a bed the frame 40 will be positioned and rest above the pivot o't' the hinge with the bed spring member 54 of the spring 42at such height as to provide a bed surface of standard height. (See Fig. 4, dotted lines.) The spring 42 comprises a plurality double conical coil springs 55 which diverge upwardly and downwardly from a p-oint 56 intermediate their ends, the upwardly diverging sections 57 of the spring being surrounded by and connected to a rim 58 to form the seat spring member 53,

and the downwardly diverging sections 59 of the springs being surrounded by and con said frame'. VUpholstery 65 covers the front of base4, the hinges 44 and the front of the seat member 2.l Folding legs 66 are pivoted at 66 to the seat frame '49 and swing down` against stops 66 on the frame 40 to engage the ioor vand support the forward side of the seat `member when unfolded to make a bed surface (see Fig. 11). End extension frames G7 similarto extension frames 117 are' mounted ontne seat frame 40 to tbe Aextended over the lends respectively lof the bed spring member A154. A forward extension frame 68 Ais mounted on the seat frame 40 to be extended over lthe forward edgeof the bed spring membei' 54, said framelbeingfoflthe same construction fas the frames 17. Each ofthe 'arms 41 comprises an arm frame 70 and suitable upholstery 71 extends over the inside, top and outside of the arm, the upholstery containing a padding 72 over the inside Iof the arm, top of the arm and inner and outer upper edges of the arm, the padding being enlarged over the outer upper edge of the arm to give the same a rolled inish as indicated at 7 3. The arm frame 7 0 includes a forward end member 7 4, rear end member 75, top connecting member 7 6 connecting the tops of said end members`74 and 7 5, and lower connecting members 77 and 7 8, the lower end of the end members being slot-ted at 79 to form a pair of spaced lower arms 8O and 81, theinner arms 80 of the end members 74 and 7 5 being con nected by the inner connecting member 78 and the outer arms 81 of the end members being connected by the outer connecting member 77..` The connecting members 78 of the arm frames rest within and are respectively secured to the end members of the angle seat frame `4() by means of bolts 82 and nuts 83.

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The back member 3 and the seatmember 2 are connected by links 86, `one end' of each link being connectedto one end of back frame 7 and the other end of each link being connected to one end of the seatframe 40, whereby the back member 3 and seat member 2 are caused to swing on their fulcrums and fold or unfold in unison.

A mattress used on the bed is formed with thin foldable extensible end members 91 and with a foldable extensible fronti'lap 92.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

lVhen the seat member 2 and back member 3 are folded into the base 4 Aand rear upright `member 6 respectively as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 my invention is in the form of a davenport. Vhen it` is desired to convert the davenport into a bedthe seat member is swung upwardly and Aforwardly by grasping the flap 87 and when raised out of the base 4 the back member 3 through the links 86 is. swung forwardly and downwardly until the' legs 66 secured to the seat lll) 4ilmenfiber l2., and whichautomaticallji. .drop

-1 down, rest on thefloor andsupport the bed I i vheight corresponding -tofthe standard height Y ,off av bed surface. lThe end vextension frames 17 andV 67imay then vbe drawnnoutfoftheir'y guides into, extended vposition; and` the Y'end `Vmembers swung into uprightl position (seev Figs.` 6, 12 and13); Theextensionmember 68 mayfthen'be moved .into extended position. The mattress 90and yit'sffront iiap92are then -iinfolded4 Vsofthat themattress properly jrests over the,bedsiiringl)7 and bedspringmemberV i -54 and `theinattress' front member/92; rests upon v the Y `forward 7 extension 68 to formi a double bed V.of standard `length transversely a l Y l fof theseat' member Zandback member V3,; the ingsecuredto-'onejend ofsaidseat rame,and

" l-ffmattress end members ll'may thenbe unfold'- VV`ed overiand on tojtheiend extension frames 17 fa'ndif?v to providea doublebedoffstandard lengthlengthwise lof -the Vseat member and :back members "The s'eat member A. 2.is con-f i "structe'd to provide :a relatively. great vertical v spacefor the reception vof the seat supporting -springsgland owing-toit being so constructed, n it vis necessary. to provide vertical spacey for housing it when invthefolding positiomand Y alsoV to*V provide lroom Vfor itwhen in the ex.'-n tended'position. VThe proper `pivotal attach-l mentis:provided;for said seat member by `1 reason vrof-it'beinghinged at 44 adj ae'entto the yIn thevlent afv v y .-fprovides fa-'bedsurfacelo standard lengt-h` ,A utransvers-ev of ithe i'seatf"and ,backmembers the i 'Y 1`- endextensionfrmes and 6 7'inay vbeiomiti ted; and inthe'eventa bed surface 'ofstandu fardy lengthis desired longitudinallyvof, the! V'seatlan'd back-'members the extension member' upreeedgeoi the' front fue@ membef' of the bedg the hinges beingconnected to the ifront sidelos'aid seat member'y'at a considerable dis- V tanf'ze'lfrom the seat; portion thereon-andthe.l

`foldable legsamounted on the frontrisidjeoffVA said seat l member being adaptedato support'- 'Y the latter when extended withjits lower 'side `1atl1YfC1to thefl'oorl `f i I--ClalIn-ff'i' .i l :9 f1;

1. "Inlafolding bed, a folding memberzi'n-- cludingaxbed spring,' fa ftelescopic'extension "frame onisaid Jfolding member-to bejextend- )ed 'beyondfthef spring when said member-isi unfolded'tomake Aa bed, and' to ybe retractedf wli'enisaid member=isfoldedja wire extend? GG fing across-the end of lsaid bed spring and Vsecured theretogki and hooks on 1 saidxextensionl fr'ameffo'r .engagingsaid wire for limiting the :extension of-saidfextensionfframe.

t 2; sin, a' roidingtedl a folding memtef iii-,i if' Veludiiig a bed 'y spring, `aftelescopic'` extension `{outside ofsa-idarmirame. 4 ,Y

i i Y p [a supporting Y, frame including a substantially verticalirear beddavenport isl desired that frame saidfolding'inember tobe'gextendi ed'beyond the spring;whengsaidvmember is Y Y unfolded to makea bed, andto .beretracted when said" member islyfolded,V afwire extend? Y H 3.v a davenport bed, v /abase having curved'upper edges; a folding seat member including-a seat frame vpivotally connected with tliebase, a" seat on said frame, and arms Qn'the ends of said framegeachof said arms includingY an Y armframe i comprisingfa pair of end members, ai conne'eting member connecting the top of said ,fend members, lower connecting ".members connecting the lower e. end of saigdgend members7`V one' ofgsaid lower-l Connecting membersoffeaeh arm rame'bethe other lower connecting member having a lower edge' conforming tothe eurvatnreikof the respective upperfedgeiI theY base and when 'the' seat' member is` in' its folded vposi-` tion, andupholster'yfover the top,"inside and 4. Ing a davenportyledi4 Wall; affolding back member.-mountedl in said frame,` fa;. closing meinberifpivotally mounted-in said vframe, fand; means on said .back ymember for engaging1 vand holding said:` 1,

closing member in position overv the space between the rear edge of the baclrt member and the rear fwall of said supporting frame when (the back memberis unfolded vto make la bed.l -Y t f 51.1121` `a 'davenport bedig a Y supporting frame including' a 'substantially ver'ticallrear wall,` a ,.backgmeinbermounted in said frame, -aclosing member pivotallyconnected v1at one end to saidV frame, and means on .said bache; vmember"for engaging andelevatingthe `free end 'of said-closing memberand then supportingit in position toi `r`form-a bridge over .thespace between therearI edge of thel back v member andv the rear wall of said support-5;

ing Aframe "when"`r the jack vmember is .un-

Y @i supporting frame including-a substantially vertical rear jwall,ja folding-back membermounted in saidgfframe', a: closing.'member @pivotallyavmoiinted in saidframe, and/ahookonfsaidjback inein- Vresting on Vthe jrespective,edgeof vthelzbia'se"V vbei' fer engaging midliolding? Said; '..Qlsng Y member inV position over theM space between the rear edgeA of "the back, Ymember and the;` rear-wall' of. said supprtingiframe 'when l the back member-is unfolded toimajke a bed:`-

In'a-davenport bed`albase,l a'seatmein- --ber ;l an l arm Vframe comprising aforward end'membenly a `rear `enel member, rval top con- 1 necting member, and a pair of lower connecting members, the lower end of said end members being slotted to form a pair of spaced lower arms, said seat member comprising an angle iron frame which is pivotally secured to the base so that the (lavenport is thereby adapted to be unfolded to form a bed, said angle iron having an 11pright side piece when the seat is in closed position, and the side piece being adapted to pass between said spaced lower arms, and means for securing said angle iron to one of said lower Connecting members.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 4th clay of May, i927.

` WILLIAM VESTPHAL. 

